After 3.Qe3 Be7 4.Rhd1 Qf8! , and ...Bc5-d4, Black also accomplishes his plan.
Thanks to his tremendous bishop Black is clearly better. Romanovsky later opened a new front by ...f7-f6.
1...Ne4 was preferable, although after 2.Nxe4 fxe4 3.Nxe6 Qe6 4.Qc2 Rfe8 5.Be3 Nc7 6.Rfd1 White is better thanks to his bishop pair.